[Ips-dsgr] IPS Daily Report - 28 November 15 issued 2330 UT on 28 Nov 2015 [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Regional Warning Centre rwc at ips.gov.au
Sun Nov 29 10:30:26 EST 2015


SUBJ: SWS DAILY SOLAR AND GEOPHYSICAL REPORT
ISSUED AT 2330UT/28 NOVEMBER 2015 BY Space Weather Services
FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SPACE FORECAST CENTRE
SUMMARY FOR 28 NOVEMBER AND FORECAST FOR 29 NOVEMBER - 01 DECEMBER
STATUS INDICATORS SOL:GREEN   MAG:** YELLOW **     ION: ** YELLOW **
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1A. SOLAR SUMMARY
Activity 28 Nov:  Very low

Flares: B class flares

Observed 10.7 cm flux/Equivalent Sunspot Number for 28 Nov:  97/44


1B. SOLAR FORECAST
             29 Nov             30 Nov             01 Dec
Activity     Very low           Very low           Very low
Fadeouts     None expected      None expected      Probable
10.7cm/SSN    95/41              95/41             100/48

COMMENT: Solar flare activity was very low during 28 Nov UT. 
The largest flare of the day was a B6.0 event peaking at 11:34 
UT. The 2-day outlook is for very low solar activity. A weak 
C class flare is possible. GONG H alpha observations show a large 
prominence located off the south west limb of the visible solar 
disk. Coronal Hole 703 has crossed the central meridian into 
the Western Hemisphere. The solar wind speed gradually increased 
during 28 Nov and is presently about 350 km/s. The magnitude 
of the IMF is about 10 nT and the Bz component has been predominantly 
northward but with short duration southward excursions to -10 
nT.

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2A. MAGNETIC SUMMARY

Geomagnetic field for Australian Region 28 Nov: Quiet

Estimated Indices 28 Nov : A   K           
   Australian Region       5   12112122
      Cocos Island         8   12132133
      Darwin               5   12112222
      Townsville           5   12112222
      Learmonth            5   11012132
      Alice Springs        5   12112222
      Norfolk Island       4   11112122
      Gingin               6   11112133
      Camden               6   12123112
      Canberra             4   11113111
      Launceston           7   12223122    

Estimated Antarctic Regional K Indices 28 Nov :
      Macquarie Island     7   11124022
      Casey               22   45532233
      Mawson              14   23223244

Observed Regional daily pc3 Indices 28 Nov : 
      Darwin              NA
      Townsville           0   (Quiet)
      Learmonth            0   (Quiet)
      Alice Springs        0   (Quiet)
      Gingin               0   (Quiet)
      Canberra             0   (Quiet)
      Melbourne           NA

Pc3 pulsations are high frequency (10-45 second period) variations 
of the Earths magnetic field. Daily pc3-indices are the daily sum 
of 20 minute pc3-indices for that station and have been shown to be
well correlated with rejection of high resolution aeromagnetic
survey flight-line data. 

NOTE: Indices may have been generated from data obtained in 
cooperation with the following organisations: Geoscience Australia, 
University of Newcastle Space Physics Group, Australian Government 
Antarctic Division and International Center for Space Weather 
Science and Education, Japan.


Estimated AFr/Ap Indices 28 Nov : A 
           Fredericksburg         6
           Planetary              7                         

Observed AFr/Ap Indices 27 Nov :  A   K
           Fredericksburg         4
           Planetary              4   1211 1001     


2B. MAGNETIC FORECAST 
Date      Ap    Conditions
29 Nov     8    Quiet to Unsettled
30 Nov    10    Quiet to Unsettled
01 Dec    20    Active

COMMENT: Geomagnetic conditions were quiet with brief unsettled 
periods throughout the Australian region during 28 Nov UT. The 
planetary magnetic index Kp reached 3 during 12-15 UT. Geomagnetic 
conditions are expected to be quiet with unsettled periods during 
29 Nov. Coronal Hole 703 has entered the western hemisphere of 
the solar disk. A minor geomagnetic storm is possible during 
1 Dec.

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3A. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION SUMMARY
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
28 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal         

PCA Event : No event.

3B. GLOBAL HF PROPAGATION FORECAST
	            Latitude Band
Date        Low            Middle         High 
29 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
30 Nov      Normal         Normal         Normal-fair
01 Dec      Normal         Normal-fair    Fair

COMMENT: Conditions for HF radio wave propagation were mildly 
depressed in the Southern and Northern Hemisphere during 28 Nov 
UT. Conditions are expected to be depressed in the Southern Hemisphere 
today, 29 Nov.

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4A. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC SUMMARY


Date   T index
28 Nov    50

Observed Australian Regional MUFs
   Cocos Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Niue Island Region:
      Near predicted monthly values during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Northern Australian Region:
      Near predicted monthly values.
   Southern Australian Region:
      Depressed by 15% during local day.
      Depressed by 15% during local night.
   Antarctic Region (Casey/Scott Base/Davis/Mawson):
      Near predicted monthly values over the UT day.

Monthly T index:
Month  T index
Oct      37
Nov      66
Dec      65

4B. AUSTRALIAN REGION IONOSPHERIC FORECAST
Date   T index  MUFs
29 Nov    35    10 to 25% below predicted monthly values
30 Nov    35    10 to 25% below predicted monthly values
01 Dec    40     5 to 20% below predicted monthly values

COMMENT: Conditions for HF radio wave propagation were mildly 
depressed to depressed throughout the Australian region during 
28 Nov UT. For example, the preliminary daily T index was 35 
at Brisbane and 20 at Hobart. The conditions are expected to 
be depressed today, 29 Nov.

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5. SPACE ENVIRONMENT SUMMARY

GOES satellite data for 27 Nov
       Daily Proton Fluence >1 MeV:   2.2E+05
       Daily Proton Fluence >10 MeV:  1.1E+04
       Daily Electron Fluence >2 MeV: 2.40E+05   (normal fluence)
Electron Fluence Daily Deep Dielectric Discharge Probability: 1%
Fluence (flux accumulation over 24hrs)/ cm2-ster-day.
       X-ray background: B2.0

ACE Satellite Solar Wind Day Averaged Data for 27 Nov
Speed: 308 km/sec  Density:    4.9 p/cc  Temp:    61500 K  Bz:   0 nT

(Courtesy Space Weather Prediction Center, Boulder USA)
ACE data can be incorrect during strong proton events.
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